HOLMES SEED COMPANY, HARRISBURG, PA.— VEGETABLE SEEDS 13 



Wasser Melone Meloni d' Aqua 

 Melon Wodny 



Culture. — Select rich, deep sandy loam, well worked and highly manured. Plant when all 

 dang-er of frost is over, in hills 5 to 6 feet apart each way. Scatter a dozen seeds to a hill, thin to 3 

 or 4 plants. When they have 4 or 5 rough leaves, pinch off the ends of the main shoots. One ounce 

 to 30 hills. Four pounds per acre. 



Colorado Preserving" Citron. Green seed. Also called Apple Pie 



Cuban Queen. Early, solid, heavy; skin striped dark and light green 



Dark Icing*. Early; round; solid; thin dark green skin; superior quality 



Delaware. Oblong; striped; rind tough; delicious red flesh 



Dixie. Large; dark green; fine shipper; solid red flesh; popular South 



FURBY'S ICEBERG-. Deeper colored than Kolb Gem; tender and sweet.... 



Florida Favorite. Stiperior; large, oblong, striped; luscious; red flesh 



Pordhook Early. Very early; good size; medium green; red flesh 



G-ray Monarch, or Ziong* White Icing*. Very large, long; crimson flesh 



Gypsy, or Georg^ia Rattlesnake. Oblong, dark and striped; red flesh 



HAIiBEBT'S HONEY. Dark, clear skin, flesli crimson, luscious and sweet. . . 

 KARRIS' EARIiIEST. Oval; fine quality; bright red flesh; sweet, tender and 



delicious . 



Ice-Cream, or Peerless. Very early; red flesh, fine quality 



Joneg' Jumbo. Round; large size; dark green skin; good quality 



Kentucky Wonder, or Vaucluse. Large; dark green; light crimson flesh; 



good flavor 



KljECKIiEY SWEETS. Flesh bright scarlet, crisp, sugai"y and melting 



Kolb Gem. Very large; flesh red; a good shipping sort : 



Iiig-ht Icing-, or Ice Rind. Round in form; flesh of fine quality. 



Mammoth Ironclad. Long, striped, late; red flesh; good shipper 



McIVER SUGAR. Large; fine quality; oval; flesh pale pink, sweet, melting.. 



Mountain Sweet. Flesh red; extra fine quality 



Phinney's Early Oval. Mottled light green; large, oval, heavy; red flesh.... 

 SWEETHEART. Large, oval, heavy; flesh bright red, crisp, melting, sweet. . . 

 TOM WATSON". (New.) Large variety; 18 to 24 Inches long; weight 40 to 50 



lbs.; flesh deep red; good shipper. ; 



By Mail, Postpaid 



Pkt. 



Oz. 



V4. lb. 



Lb. 



$0.05 



$0.10 



$0.25 



$0.80 



.05 



.10 



.20 



.75 



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.10 



.20 



.70 



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.10 



.20 



.75 



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.20 



.75 



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.10 



.25 



.80 



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.10 



.25 



.80 



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.10 



.20 



..75 



.05 



.10 



.20 



.75 



.05 



.10 



.20 



.75 



.05 



.10 



.35 



1.00 



.05 



.10 



.20 



.75 



.05 



.10 



.20 



.75 



.05 



.10 



.20 



.75 



.05 



.10 



.20 



.75 



.05 



.10 



.25 



.90 



.05 



.10 



.20 



.75 



.05 



.10 



.20 



.75 



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.75 



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.75 



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.75 



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.75 



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.25 



.90 



MUSHROOM SPAWN 



The culture of Mushrooms is easy if you plant fresh and thoroughly reliable spawn. They 

 can be grown in a cellar, in sheds, hotbeds or the open air. New beds must be made at each plant- 

 ing. English: 20 cents per brick (25 cents postpaid); per doz., $1.60; 25 lbs., $2.50; $8.00 per 100 lbs. 

 American Pure Culture spawn: 25 cents per brick (35 cents postpaid); 5 bricks $1.10; 10 bricks, $2.00. 

 Anglo-American same price as Pure Culture. 



MUSTARD 



Black or Brown. Large, succulent leaves, pleasantly pungent. 



Giant Southern Curled. A favorite in the South 



White ]&ondon. Leaves used in salads and for garnishing 



By Mail, Postpaid 



Pkt. 



Oz. 



1/4 lb. 



Lb. 



$0.05 



$0.10 



$0.15 



$0.25 



.05 



.10 



.15 



.25 



.05 



.10 



.15 



.25 



NASTURTIUM, or INDIAN CRESS 



The seed-pods, gathered green, are delicious pickled and used for sea- 

 soning like Capers. I pkt. 'i Oz. 



Dwarf. A trailer, requiring no support $0.05 $0.10 



Tall, or liargre. Climber 10 feet high, ornamental flowers • 1 -05 | .10 



By Mail, Postpaid 



1^ lb 

 $0.20 

 .20 



Lb. 

 $0.70 

 .70 



